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Question about last night's deal and sequestration
The Budget Control Act of 2011 calls for $2.4 trillion in defecit reduction over 10 years, $1.2 trillion from revenue increases and $1.2 trillion from spending cuts. Question: does the $600 billion in revenues voted on last night count as part of the $1.2 trillion called for in the BCA?
